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- The World Cup may not have enhanced the profile of England's footballers, but
it has worked wonders for the popularity of an octopus in the German city of
Oberhausen.
- The inhabitant of Aquarium Sea Life correctly predicted all of Germany's
results, including their semi-final defeat by Spain.
- The "psychic octopus", named Paul, also forecast that Spain would win the World
Cup final.
- Germany's oracle octopus Paul picked Spain to beat the Netherlands in the World Cup final in a live television broadcast watched across Europe.
- The two-year-old celebrity octopus, who has accurately picked the outcome of all six of Germany's World Cup matches so far, quickly tipped Spain to beat the Netherlands.
- It took him only three minutes to make up his mind.
- That was fast - it looks like a clear-cut victory for Spain, said Tanja Munzig,
spokeswoman for Sea Life in Oberhausen.
- She was surprised by his speed in picking Spain. For some matches it took Paul
70 minutes to decide.
- The octopus, considered by some to be the most intelligent of all invertebrates,
got the choice of picking food from two different transparent containers lowered
into his tank - one with a Dutch flag on it and one with Spain's flag.
- Reaction in Spain was swift, with Marca's website running the headline: "The
octopus Paul makes us champions".
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